some of the big negotiations, i think the real big players here, everyone knows this, president obama and house speaker john boehner. boehner will come with his deputy eric cantor and things they have been demanding no tax increases. this is what they have said and what the impasse has been over. however, here is a change from yesterday. the majority leader eric cantor indicating that he would be open to closing tax loopholes if her offset by tax cuts. we will see where that goes. house democrats because the sense is there will be votes needed from house republicans and the house democrats in order to get this passed. they said they want some tax increases and want to close tax loopholes because what they want is balanced approach we heard president obama say this, everyone is going to have to make sacrifices, as you said. democrats are demanding that it is not just in their words the poor and the elderly. they want to make sure it is balanced with corporations and wealthy americans making sacrifices as well. >> dick durbin was talking yesterday about the mortgage interest deduction.